ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEGorillas in the wild were found to commonly adopt motherless mountain gorillas, reducing their orphans' risk of dying and losing social rank.
Researchers discovered using a sea-level rise budget that 6 sites along the US Atlantic coast had the fastest rate of sea-level rise over the past 2,000 years.
A groundbreaking concept proposes driverless air taxis lifting tourists to restaurants situated 100 feet off the ground - giving an unprecedented experience and view of the Italian wilderness around.
The oldest documented record of salt being used as a commodity is found in the remains of the Maya civilization, in a 2,500-year-old mural in Calakmul, Mexico.
The 17-year Brood X cicadas are starting to emerge from the ground earlier than expected. Those on the East Coast are expected to be affected the most.
Researchers discovered that eroded seabed rocks release iron -- an essential nutrient for marine microorganisms -- into the ocean, helping sustain life and affecting the overall food chain.
Tardigrades have wowed biologists since their first discovery in 1773. Today the microscopic 'little water bears' are infamous for their extraordinary resilience in extreme conditions such as cold, heat, radiation, and even the vacuums of space.
They were harder to hunt than Moby Dick: A remarkable study shows that sperm whales in the 19th century outwit whalers by sharing information with each other to avoid harm.
Research findings recently showed dinosaurs, specifically 'Ankylosaurids,' may have been a digger. These dinosaur species were among the most strongly armored Cretaceous dinosaurs.